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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Texas Legislature Puts Transportation Funding Increase on the November Ballot
The Texas Legislature voted to put transportation funding on the November 3 ballot with the intent that voters will approve almost $3 billion to fix the state’s roads and bridges. The constitutional amendment was unanimously passed by all 31 senators on May 29, and overwhelmingly [...]
Learn how Georgia Transportation Advocates Helped Win Uphill Funding Battle
Georgia transportation advocates experienced a resounding victory with the passage of the state’s House Bill 170 in May, a bill that will increase transportation funding within the state by an estimated $900 million per year. Join us on July 15 at the Hyatt Regency in [...]
Texas Legislature Reaches Transportation Funding Deal
Texas Senate Transportation Chairman Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and House Transportation Chairman Joe Pickett (D-El Paso) both confirmed on May 26 that the state legislature had reached a compromise between two bills to increase transportation funding. According to the Texas Tribune, lawmakers will place a constitutional [...]
Looming Highway Trust Fund Crisis: Impact on State Transportation Programs
by Lital Shair, Market Research Associate Updated May 27, 2015 An updated report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association finds that seven states have delayed or canceled projects, valued at $1.63 billion, out of concern over long-term federal highway funding. Federal funds, on average, [...]
Mounting State & Local Transportation Funding Initiatives Explored at July 15 ARTBA Workshop
Learn why and how a record number of transportation investment initiatives have passed in 2015 at the 2nd Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates.” The ARTBA Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) signature program allows transportation advocates from across the nation to share [...]
Report Shows Transportation Funding Legislation Progress in Several States
Almost 40 states—well over half the country—have considered, or are currently considering, transportation funding legislation so far this year, according to the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s latest monthly report of 2015 on state legislation. TIAC staff have tracked 138 bills in 38 states throughout 2015. [...]
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